dabbled

verb

• To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
• To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.

  "The children sat on the dock and dabbled their feet in the water."

• To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

  "She’s an actress by trade, but has been known to dabble in poetry."

• To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.